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    Leeupan (26142819)

    Gauteng
    Card 511587
    Compiler 613
    Location code 26142819Leeupan (Gauteng)
    Start date 2025-07-22
    Season WWinter
    Start time 07:53
    End time 10:07
    Shoreline covered 100
    Openwater covered 95
    Total Species 24
    Total Count 781
    Wetland Condition 2Partially full (mid tide for estuaries)
    Wetland Threats 3Overgrown by alien vegetation
    Count Condition 4Good
    Count Type 1On foot
    Nil Count (No birds present) 0There were CWAC species present
    Notes Part of the grassy catchment and fringing emergent vegetation had burned prior to the count. This site is extensively invaded by water hyacinth.
    Survey notes


    Add additional observers
    Observer NumberNameOptions
    0Andries Mphuti
     
    0Sello Mashiloane
     
    0Sipho Ndlovu
     

    Current data
    Ref #SpeciesCountBreeding
    Pairs    		Breeding
    indicator
    55Heron, Black-headed
    (Ardea melanocephala)    		10
    58Egret, Great
    (Ardea alba)    		10
    59Egret, Little
    (Egretta garzetta)    		10
    61Egret, Western Cattle
    (Bubulcus ibis)    		150
    62Heron, Squacco
    (Ardeola ralloides)    		20
    81Ibis, African Sacred
    (Threskiornis aethiopicus)    		830
    83Ibis, Glossy
    (Plegadis falcinellus)    		760
    84Ibis, Hadada
    (Bostrychia hagedash)    		210
    88Goose, Spur-winged
    (Plectropterus gambensis)    		50
    89Goose, Egyptian
    (Alopochen aegyptiaca)    		281Confirmed Breeding
    94Shoveler, Cape
    (Anas smithii)    		40
    96Duck, Yellow-billed
    (Anas undulata)    		120
    97Teal, Red-billed
    (Anas erythrorhyncha)    		170
    99Teal, Blue-billed
    (Anas hottentota)    		90
    203Crake, Black
    (Zaporina flavirostra)    		80
    208Swamphen, African
    (Porphyrio madagascariensis)    		380Confirmed Breeding
    210Moorhen, Common
    (Gallinula chloropus)    		1310
    212Coot, Red-knobbed
    (Fulica cristata)    		1970Confirmed Breeding
    228Jacana, African
    (Actophilornis africanus)    		90
    238Plover, Three-banded
    (Charadrius tricollaris)    		40
    245Lapwing, Blacksmith
    (Vanellus armatus)    		790
    247Lapwing, African Wattled
    (Vanellus senegallus)    		10
    288Gull, Grey-headed
    (Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus)    		310
    686Wagtail, Cape
    (Motacilla capensis)    		80


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    Saturday 30 August 2025 07:08
    FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology
    Department of Biological Sciences - University of Cape Town

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